Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-09
Telegrams to The Star.
MR.. PARNELL SERIOUSLY ILL.
Said to Have Cancer of the Stomach.
0'BRIEN'S ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK,
Chicago Bakers Win Their Strike.
confident OF Getting the Hest Of the
Present Controversy in Any Event.

confident Of Getting the Hest Of the
Present controversy in Amy Event.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON May s.-With regaI TO the division on
Friday night refusing a select committee, 1 learn
That deputation OF conservative members waited
upon the Irish party to say that IL the latter
wiling that the scope OF the proposed committee
should be so enlarged as TO include the Parnell
letter, they, representing a considerable number
or conservatives, would support Gladstone's
amendment.
The Irishmen consulted Gladstone, Morley, and
Dillon, and subsequently said they were willing TO
have 1T SO enlarged as to include any charge made
Dy anybody against any Irish member. Then the
conservatives waited on W. II. Smith He in
stantly said that If any Independent action was
taken among his followers he would resign. The
matter, therefore, was dropped.
In consequence OF the hostile vote OF the liberal
council In his own ward at Birmingham, John
Bright has intimated unoffcially that il his con-
duct Is not satisfactory to his constituents he is
ready TO resign before the division on Friday.
learn that the Irish members consider they are In
In fortunate position. 1t is, they say, case cf
HEADS WE WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE.
II the government refuse the commission the
Irish members will be able to declare they are de-
MED an opportunity OF vindicating themselves by
the government, which refuses them chance be
cause they know they are innocent. III on the
other han0. the government gives way and grant
a select committee, the Irish members are very
confident In the belief that ft will be impossible to
produce any evidence to show any guilty COM
plicity whate rer between the leading Irish potf-
clans and the asSaSSinS and invincibleS, and il
would be proved beyond any doubt that some men
who took forel1 part in the assassination con-
Splracy were also very closely allied with men,
berS whose conduct has been strictly constitu-
tlonal. or this there cannot be stronger case
than that OF Frank Byrne, who was secretary Of
the home-rule confederation. He acted In that
capacity at the time when his wife was carrying
over the knives with which Cavendish and Burke
We're killed. Every week a circular Summoning
the committee OF the federation was issued by
him. That circular bore the names or Mccarthy,
i. T. OConnor and Byrne. The last named Of the
three is now known TO have been
ALEADING SPIRIT IN THE INvINCIBLE CONSPIRACY
down to the time when the Times letter startled
the world. Neither Mccarthy nor O'Copnor had
the faIntest idea that the man who met them every
day in their Office, and with whom they were
working In the closest political association, had
either part or lot In the grim business. This is
strong case OF the possibility OF two organizations
going on side by side while the politicians were
kept absolutely in the dark as to the proceedings
OF their hOmicidal colleagues. SO far as the asso
the politicians goes, nothing could he proved not
already known.
By Associated Press.
Special Tribunal Proposed to Inves.
ugate the s'Times's' Charges.
LONDON, May 9.-The Earl OF Carnaryon. conser-
vative, writes to the Times suggesting that as it
is intolerable to allow the Dillon Times question
to rest In its present state, special tribunal be
created outside OF parliament, invested with full
powers TO call and examine witnesses, and to
which the decision OF the matter shall be left
While expressing Conscience IN the I'm
Parlaiity Of g the propSssd tribunal the
Parnellites would consent to submit their case
to such tribunal ''But why" IL asks, ''should
ingenuity be expended in devising amateur trfbu-
mails? Is not the law OF the land good enough for
Mr.. Parnell and Mr., DfllOn?"